My Happily Ever After

We Can Be Friends

Chapter 5

Jane

I made my way out of third period, walking towards the cafeteria, everyone was just steering and whispering to each other. What the hell is going on? I finally found Amy to see if she had any clue about the gossip, I know if anyone knew what happened it would be her. Amy was popular at school after all she was a cheerleader. Amy wasn't the quite timid type, she was a pretty blonde and a great gymnast, It's a wonder how we where best friends. Amy and I grew up together, our mother's where best friends in college and they still are. Amy and I was just born just a few months apart and we've been best friends since I can remember, even after she joined the cheerleading squad she stuck by my side. We weren't just friends more like sisters and I was so happy to have her with me. Even though my brothers where popular in school I wasn't the girls at school always made fun of me not because of my looks but I more or less because I was the kind of person that kept to myself, my place was in the lab. I'd rather read books in the library or work on a science experiment than interact with the girls at school. I never knew if the girls genuinely want to be my friends or if their just using me to get to my brothers.

Amy and I made our way to our regular seats in the cafeteria while she waited for her boyfriend Jonas."What's the latest gossip?" I asked when we sat down " So looks like the new guy has a thing for you Janie, guess your finally gonna get your first date." What I'm not interested in dating and she knew this I have to focus on my studies if I want to get in Harvard Medical or Johns Hopkins and I was not gonna let anyone get in the way of that.I wanted to become a doctor and join Doctors over Boarders. Hearing stories from my father while I was growing up on how there where a lot of children and women who needed his help every time he left made me want to help these less fortunate even more. My father joined Doctors over Boards right out of college and it's only after getting married and Ace was born he cut down on the traveling to be home with us more.

I watched Amy with a shocked look on my face " Sorry Ames but I'm not dating anyone anytime soon, you know I have to concentrate on my grades" I said with a straight face, I can tell Amy was disappointed she kept nagging me to start dating so we can go on double dates but I promised my parents that my focus would be on school until I got in to the college of my choice and my family supported me fully especially Elliott, he was my best friend ( after Amy of course), my protector and my brother in one. We had a bond completely different from my other siblings we could talk to each other about anything and I loved that. He always made sure I never made any wrong choices or got lead astray.

"Come on Jane, your going to be sixteen in 2 weeks, live a little, your supposed to be enjoying your teen years, I can hardly get you to go a party with me" Amy sighed as Jonas came and sat down with us " Why do the good girls always attract the bad boys?" Jonas asked laughing "So Jane I heard Austin has a thing for you and he got in a fight with the twins " Jonas commented "WHAT!!!" I shouted as I stood up from my seat drawing the attention of the students of the cafeteria. I took my seat whispering to Jonas and Amy "What happened, why would he mess with my brothers of all people on his first day of school?" I asked them, Jonas then answered me "Aww Jane is worried about her little bad boy... but I don't really know the details apparently he was talking to Mark about you by the lockers and the twins overheard him and to make things worst he hit your brothers car this morning" damn he was screwed I think Elliott loved his car more than his own family at times. While caught up in our conversation I just saw a shadow over me and Jonas went quite " Janie stay away from Austin he's bad news and I don't want you getting hurt " Elliott said behind my back. What's his problem? Elliott God damn well knows I'm not going to be dating anyone until I start college and settle in. I'm not going to jeopardize my life goals behind some 'sexy as hell ' bad boy, even though he doesn't quite seem like a bad boy to me. Austin is tall, ripped in all the right places, you can tell he works out and he's got the scruffy ' don't care ' look, leather jacket biker boots and I even heard some girls saying he's in a band. Basically he's not my type, but Elliott does not know this i guess.

"Chill bro I'm not interested and besides I bearly know the guy, he sits next to me for homeroom but thats it, you have nothing to worry about Elliott, Trust me please " I hug Elliott trying to get him to calm down " and besides he's not my type " I shouted to Elliott a little to hard as he made his way back to the table where Chase and his friends were seated.

I felt like a lightning bolt shot me straight in the stomach as Austin gazed in my direction with a sad look in his face. Like it wasn't bad enough for half the students in the cafeteria to hear my out burst but it looks like I crushed Austin's feelings as well. I felt a jolt of guilt rising in my stomach, hopefully he doesn't know we were talking about him, then it hit me, my gaze drifted over to the direction Elliott was previously walking towards, why is he not going to their table? What is he doing? Where is he going? Before I knew ìt I was speed walking towards Elliott who was now approaching Austin "This isn't good" I thought to myself. I caught up to Elliott just as he reached next to Austin and the words that came out of his mouth hit me like a wrecking ball to the chest " Hope you get the point, RIGHT!" if I wasn't embarrassed before I am now, I've never been in a situation like this before, I have been asked out 1 or 2 times before and I rejected them in the most polite manner I possibly can and then eventually my brothers made sure guys stayed away from me so I wouldn't feel bad about hurting their feelings,but what happened just now it was flat out terrible and now Austin knows we were talking about him. I could just bury myself in books at the library or hide in the science lab for the rest of my high-school years because I'm sure noone is ever going to forget this. Austin gave me a confused look that made me feel like he didn't hear a word that came out of my mouth earlier and I felt relieved. "Hey Austin, I'm Jane, we sit next to each other in homeroom, sorry about earlier I had my airpods on, I wasn't being rude or anything, Welcome to Bayview High " before I could stop myself I began rambling on and on embarrassed by the situation I put myself in, when Elliott finally left our side Austin whispered softly for only I to hear " Thanks for ripping my heart out infront of the whole cafeteria" and then I felt like the whole world came crashing down on me, but wait Austin doesn't even know me how can I possibly hurt him so bad when this is literally our first conversation "Austin I'm sorry but I must be confused, look I know your new hear but we don't even know each other so I don't think I can possibly crush your little heart when this is the first time we are meeting each other" I told him as sincerely as possible not wanting to hurt his feelings anymore than I think I already did." Guessing you never heard of love at first sight now did you, and you supposed to be president of the book club" he responded guess he did a homework on me already "Ouch! Harsh Much" I said to him looking at the ground not wanting him to see the hurt in my eyes especially with the twins just a few tables away and not wanting this to turn out into an all out brawl."I'm just kidding Janie, but I wouldn't mind getting to know you seeing that we have to sit next to each other everyday for the next year in homeroom, I guess what I'm trying to say is maybe, if it's alright with you, can we be friends?" as I lifted my head to catch his gaze, I felt frozen to the spot, never have a guy asked me to be friends well other than the guys in the science club with me. But here stood Mr. Eye candy, who all the girls in our year where going crazy over asking me the least popular girl at school to be friends, I couldn't even get the words out to respond so instead I just nodded my head up and down giving him the answer he wanted. There he stood watching me with those beautiful hazel brown eyes and for the first time I felt my knees go weak in the presence of a guy. "What the hell did I just get myself into?" I questioned myself as I turned and made my way back to my table not realizing that Austin and Mark were right behind me following my lead. I took my seat next to Amy as her gazed stayed on Austin and Mark as they approached us."Hey Jane, mind introducing us to your new friends" Jonas blurted out holding in his laugh " Well you guys know Mark we're in AP Physics, Chemistry and biology together and well this is Austin" I said shyly not once looking up at the boys. Mark then took the seat next to me signaling to Austin to sit next to Jonas " it would probably be saver for you if you sit next to Jonas, we don't want you running into the terrible two's fists again" Mark said with a smirk on his face." WAIT!WHAT! My brothers did this to you?" I asked pointing to the bruises on his face " I can't believe this, they've crossed the line this time, I've never even spoken to you before now and they attack you, I'm not letting this slide" I commented,getting up from my seat making my way to the twins table, I could hear Mark and Austin in the background shouting at me to 'come back' and 'wait it's not the whole story' but this fire came in me that I never felt before and next thing I knew I was up in their faces shouting at them which never in my whole life happened before "WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM, AUSTIN NEVER SPOKE TO ME BEFORE NOW AND YOU GO AND FIGHT WITH HIM BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND, AM I NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE MALE FRIENDS NOW YOU FUCKIN APES, WAIT TILL MOM HEARS ABOUT THIS" I didn't know what caused this I turned to walk away leaving my brothers and friends in total shock, I've never had an outburst like this before muchless at school,then I turned back at them in a warning tone "and FYI Austin is my friend so you better leave him to hell alone!" I exclaimed then I saw the rage in Elliot's eyes "You lying son of a b***h I'm going to fuckin kill you " Elliott shouted as Chase and his friends held him back.....OMG what did I just do....